jerry brown of california. what is the big headline out of california? guest: the headline is definitely the improved situation. what california is the improved major tax increases -- they approved major tax increases which helped them deal with the immediate problems. as you see there are questions about how ambitious california can or should be in the year ahead. governor brown definitely has a major plans including a high- speed rail system from northern california to southern california. that is good to take a lot of money and a lot of years to build. he has also been preaching caution to the legislature. california is one of the states where there are big a majority of democrats -- there are a bigger majority of democrats tweets it gives them more power with even just regular trips -- with just regular majorities. host: the new york times talked about the governor's position compared to democrats. is he more law -- is the more moderate compared to the legislators in california? how is he stacking up to them in terms of the state's vision? >> one thi